A day later, the men and horses outside the city neighed, and Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses rushed in and tried to attack the city gate with cannons.

Because the speed of the Dashun army's march was too fast, Liu Fangliang of the Southern Route Army had not yet arrived at this time, and his troops were insufficient, so he did not attack the city with all his strength for the time being.

On the city wall, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion in the capital and some young men who were forcibly recruited were trembling on the city wall, with a frightened look on their faces.

Over the years, Li Zicheng has fought in the south and the north, repeatedly defeated officers and soldiers, and not long ago he ascended the throne in Shaanxi and proclaimed himself emperor, and his momentum has reached an unprecedented peak.

Everyone in the world faintly regards him as the ancestor who started a new dynasty.

In addition, before Li Zicheng's army came to the city, there were many Shunjun spies who mixed into the city and hyped up the ballads of "King Chuang comes and doesn't pay for food".

Both ordinary people and officials and nobles believed in the promises made in these songs. They all want to defect to Dashun and serve in the new dynasty. Not many people are willing to die for Daming.

The officers and soldiers on the city wall immediately discarded their weapons and fell to the ground when the Shun army came to the city.

Seeing this, some overseers and hundreds of households immediately whipped these officers and soldiers with long whips, but to no avail.

One was whipped, and many more fell.

"The military spirit of the capital has been lost, and this time the capital will definitely not be able to hold it!"

Above the gate tower of the city wall, Feng Yuan and Gu Rujin showed their skills, quietly stood on it, looking at the situation of the officers and soldiers on the city wall, Gu Rujin shook his head.

"Actually, I can't blame these officers and soldiers...... With a few dollars of silver and empty teeth, who would be willing to sell their lives?"

Feng Yuan can understand the practices of these officers and soldiers, these officers and soldiers are also ordinary people, it is useless to tell them about the righteousness of the family and the country, there must be visible benefits.

If Feng Yuan was one of them, and his boss didn't give him a penny of silver, he would risk his life to defend the city, and he would never do it.

Now that Li Zicheng's troops are coming to the city, Emperor Chongzhen persuaded hundreds of officials and nobles to donate money, and only got a total of more than 200,000 taels of silver.

According to the information obtained by Feng Yuan, this amount of money has been "floated" by thirty percent before it was distributed to the officers and soldiers defending the city.

There was not much silver in the hands of the officers and soldiers.

"Hey, the catastrophe is coming, the country is about to be destroyed, and he actually started to save his life, the hundred officials and nobles in the capital are really shameless!" Gu Rujin said.

"What cause is sown, what effect is obtained, don't care about these people, what about the people I asked you to find, now?"

Feng Yuan had already sent people to contact Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu, Fan Jingwen and others, but he didn't know the reaction of these people yet.

"Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu said that as long as the little prince rescues the emperor, he will take people to join us and leave the capital! However, Fan Jingwen, a scholar, is very stubborn and resolutely unwilling to leave the capital, and must stick to the capital and wait for ......help."

Gu Rujin said helplessly.

Among the three people, Fan Jingwen has the highest status, but he is also the most stubborn.

After he knew that Feng Yuan had soldiers and horses gathered in Tianjin Sanwei, he immediately asked Gu Rujin to inform Feng Yuan and let him lead the soldiers and horses to Jingshi Qin Wang to protect him.

Feng Yuan was also a little speechless.

He only knew that Fan Jingwen was a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he died of martyrdom after the city was broken, but he really didn't know that Fan Jingwen insisted on sticking to the representative of the Beijing division in history and never giving up on the Beijing Division.

Even loyal ministers have their own ideas and ambitions. Each has his own beliefs.

Feng Yuan wants to take them out of the capital, and some people may not appreciate it.

"Forget it, since he is not willing to cooperate with us, then give up contact, contact Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu first, and be ready to leave at any time!"

Feng Yuan shook his head slightly, giving up his plan to continue persuading Fan Jingwen.

Woooooo

At this time, the Shunjun camp outside the city suddenly sounded a dull military trumpet, and Feng Yuan looked at it and saw black soldiers and horses appearing from the south.

As if the river was flowing into the sea, the newly emerged soldiers and horses soon converged with the Shun army camp.

This is Dashun's Southern Route Army.

After the two armies converged, the troops were sufficient, and it would not be long before they attacked the capital.

The officers and soldiers and generals on the city wall also guessed this, and everyone's faces turned a little pale.

"Let's go!"

Feng Yuan grabbed Gu Rujin and performed the light skill of flying on the grass, like a big bird, jumped down from the top of the city gate tower, and soon disappeared.

Not long after the two left, the sound of artillery began to sound outside the city, and the Shun army began to attack the city.

......

Dangdang!

From the direction of the palace came the rapid sound of bells. This is the Jingyang bell that the emperor summoned his ministers to ring.

The bell rang inside and outside the palace, and most of the noble officials who were close to the palace could hear it.

"Jingyang Bell ......"

Feng Yuan's figure suddenly froze, and he and Gu Rujin stood on top of a three-story attic next to the street, and when the bell rang, the direction of the city wall also sounded cheers that soared into the sky.

The officers and soldiers defending the city did not have the slightest fighting spirit, and many officials and nobles wanted to take refuge in the new master, so at the moment when Li Zicheng's army began to attack the city, the gate of the Beijing division was suddenly opened.

Soon, in addition to the officers and soldiers who surrendered on the spot, a large number of defeated troops retreated to the inner city.

The defenders of the inner city were the men and horses of the Imperial Horse Warden, and these men and the defeated soldiers who had retreated were overlapping and crowded the city and the streets.

It's barely enough to have some ability to resist.

At this time, it was close to night, and the army had already entered the city, and the victory was in hand, so it was not in a hurry to continue the attack, but to let the army that had come from a long journey rest.

"Little prince, look!"

Gu Rujin suddenly pointed to the street in the distance.

Feng Yuan turned his gaze and saw many civil and military officials wearing official uniforms, as well as nobles in official uniforms and marquis uniforms, with a group of family members outside.

They did not go to the palace, but walked in the direction where the outer city gate was.

These people, their faces are either frightened, or hopeful, and there is a look of excitement, bustling.

"These people are preparing to meet Li Zicheng!"

Feng Yuan thought of the history that when Emperor Chongzhen was breached in the capital, he personally rang the Jingyang bell to summon the ministers, but none of the courtiers went.

Well, it's not that no one went, such as Li Banghua and Fan Jingwen, who were blocked by those routs and fleeing eunuchs when they were about to enter the palace.

Thousands of officials in the capital, at this kind of pass, only a very small number of people can continue to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

Feng Yuan only read the history books, and he could understand the desolation of Emperor Chongzhen's death, and now the situation in the history books appeared in front of his eyes, which made him emotionally tumbling and complicated.

"Brother Gu, you go to Hong Shenghai, Zhao Heng and He Tieshou, and ask them to gather people and go to the palace!

Feng Yuan quickly calmed down, gave an order, and directly urged the body method, which quickly flashed in the night.